Pregnancy Care Package with Dr Stephen Cole – Specialist Obstetrician in East Melbourne

Welcome to comprehensive, personalised pregnancy care with Dr Stephen Cole, obstetrician and Maternal–Fetal Medicine specialist in East Melbourne. Our Pregnancy Care Package supports you through your entire pregnancy with expert medical care, midwife support, ultrasound scans at every visit, breastfeeding guidance, pelvic floor physiotherapy connections, and 24/7 emergency support.

Meet Your Pregnancy Care Team

At our East Melbourne pregnancy clinic, you’re supported by a warm and highly experienced team:

• Dr Stephen Cole – Obstetrician & MFM Specialist

• Team Cole – Linsey, Wendy, Olivia, CT & Eliza

• Bloom Lactation (Olivia Eddington IBCLC)

• Scence Physiotherapy (Laura – Pelvic Floor Physio)

Together, we provide safe, patient-focused pregnancy care grounded in respect, expertise, and genuine support.

About Dr Stephen Cole – Melbourne Obstetrician & High-Risk Pregnancy Specialist

Dr Cole is one of Melbourne’s leading obstetricians, with subspecialty expertise in:

• Maternal–Fetal Medicine

• High-risk and complex pregnancies

• Twin and multiple pregnancies

• Obstetric ultrasound

He currently works across both Epworth Healthcare and Frances Perry House and St Vincents Hospital. 

What’s Included in the Pregnancy Care Package

Our Pregnancy Care Package provides complete antenatal support, including:

 Comprehensive Medical Care

• All antenatal appointments with Dr Cole

• Routine ultrasound scans at every visit

• Coordination of all tests, pathology and scans

 Midwife Support

• Three dedicated midwife appointments

• Unlimited phone support during pregnancy (business hours)

• 24-hour call service for urgent issues

• Home visit after birth (within 30 km)

 Newborn & Postnatal Support

• Milko breastfeeding starter pack

• Breastfeeding support with Olivia (IBCLC)

• Pelvic floor physiotherapy referrals

Your Pregnancy Visit Schedule

We offer structured pregnancy care from early pregnancy through birth:

First Trimester (1–13 weeks)

• Initial appointment

• Dating scan

• NIPT or genetic screening

• 13-week scan

 Second Trimester (14–27 weeks)

• 20–21 week morphology scan

• Regular check-ins

• Midwife support

 Third Trimester (28–40+ weeks)

• Glucose tolerance test

• GBS swab

• Growth scan

• Weekly visits from 37 weeks

• Birth planning & feeding planning

This schedule supports both normal pregnancies and high-risk pregnancies, with additional monitoring added when needed.

Bloom Lactation – Breastfeeding Support in Melbourne

Breastfeeding can be beautiful, challenging, emotional and everything in between.
Our IBCLC lactation consultant, Olivia Eddington, provides:

• Antenatal breastfeeding education

• Colostrum harvesting guidance

• Support for low supply, pain or latch issues

• Tailored feeding plans

• Postpartum follow-up

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy for Pregnancy & Postpartum

Pregnancy and birth place unique demands on the pelvic floor.
Our pelvic health physio partner, Laura from Scence Physiotherapy, supports:

• Pelvic floor strength & assessment

• Pregnancy pain management

• Prolapse & incontinence care

• Labour preparation

• Postpartum recovery (including abdominal separation)

Pregnancy Care Package Fees

The total Pregnancy Care Package fee is $7,250, broken into four instalments across your pregnancy.

What you need to know

• Medicare rebates apply to some visits

• Additional costs may be charged by:

  • Pathology

  • External ultrasound providers

  • Anaesthetists or paediatricians

  • Hospital (bed, theatre, consumables)

• Families without Medicare or private health insurance will be guided through expected fees

This transparent model helps you plan for your pregnancy journey with confidence.

Informed Financial Consent

We believe in complete transparency.
Your Informed Financial Consent outlines:

• Package fees

• Medicare billing

• Out-of-pocket costs

• Call arrangements

• Cover during leave and emergency surgery

Location – Pregnancy Care in East Melbourne

📍 Suite 109, Level 1
📍 320 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne

We are easy to access via:

• Tram routes 11, 12, 109

• Parliament Station

• Paid on-site parking

• Street parking

Book Your Pregnancy Care with Dr Stephen Cole

If you’re pregnant or planning a pregnancy, we’d love to support you.
Our team offers complete, compassionate and expert pregnancy care in East Melbourne.

Call us, or make an enquiry via our Contact page.
We’re here to walk beside you from early pregnancy to parenthood.